Filming locations in Port Coquitlam
One of the things I love about living in the Vancouver area is all the filming that takes place here. It’s very common to see “circuses” of film crew trucks setting up, filming notices stuck on doors, and production code signs to direct the cast and crew.
(Zelda was the “secret” code for The X Files and also the name of Chris Carter’s dog.)
And you really feel like a local when you start spotting locations on screen.
(Vancouver Specials in The Last of Us)
Although the city of Vancouver gets most of the name recognition, lots of filming takes place in the various municipalities surrounding it. And Port Coquitlam is no exception! This page shows some of the filming locations in our lovely city.
(If you have any more, let me know and I’ll add them!)
KiiiKiii – Dancing Alone music video
Filmed all over Metro Vancouver, the music video features the girls of KiiiKiii dancing outside Port Coquitlam City Hall and on the corner of McAllister Avenue and Shaughnessy Street.
Prom Pact
The Disney Channel movie, Prom Pact, filmed at Terry Fox Secondary School over spring break in 2022 and some students and teachers appeared as extras.
[Lobby photo from Terry Fox Secondary School on Twitter]
The Stand
A miniseries adaptation of Stephen King’s epic novel, The Stand, had Port Coquitlam stand in for Boulder, Colorado. The shoot used the working title 'Radio Nowhere'. Filming finished just before the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns began.
Many of the scenes were in and around the old Leigh Square bandstand and the side of City Hall:
Legends of Tomorrow
CW series, Legends of Tomorrow, filmed around Veterans Park and the side of City Hall in 2017.
[Screenshots courtesy of MovieMaps]
Virgin River
Netflix series, Virgin River, filmed in two Port Coquitlam businesses in 2019 – In a Wink hair salon and Samz Pub.
[Screenshots courtesy of Atlas of Wonders]
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
The BBC America adaptation of Douglas Adams’s book, Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, filmed outside SuperValu (now Freshmart) in 2016.
[Last screenshot courtesy of MovieMaps]
Haters Back Off
The Netflix series based on the YouTube character, Miranda Sings, filmed a parade in downtown PoCo in 2016. I haven’t watched it, so there’s just this little segment from the trailer.
The Edge of Seventeen
Coming-of-age movie, The Edge of Seventeen, filmed at Jumbo Food Town and Petland in 2015.
She’s got amazing eyesight to look north and see a south-facing pet store 4km away :)
Juno
Academy Award-winning movie, Juno, filmed in Port Coquitlam in 2007.
If you know any other movies or TV shows that were filmed in Port Coquitlam, let me know and I’ll add them!